THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH FEBRUARY, 1888. 145
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 58.
The following conditions of licence for the keeping of milch cows and goats, are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th February, 1888.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
Sanitary conditions of licence for the keeping of milch cows and goats prescribed under
Ordinance 7 of 1883 and Ordinance 17 of 1887.
1. The building must be a substantial one of either brick or stone and it must not be situated nearer than six feet to any dwelling-house unless with the special permission of the Sanitary Board.
2. Each cow must have at least 700 cubic feet and each goat at least 200 cubic feet of space and the building must be lighted and ventilated to the entire satisfaction of the Board.
3. The flooring must be of smooth granite slabs, concrete or of other impervious material and must be provided with water-tight channels for draining all urine and fluid noxious matters into a water-tight covered sump made of brick or concrete rendered in cement.
4. The construction of the sump must be to the satisfaction of the Board, and it must be emptied and the contents together with the solid manure must be removed daily.
5. No building used for the keeping of cows or goats shall in any way connect with a public or private sewer.
6. The building must be scraped cleansed and lime-washed every six months.
7. The person in charge of any animals affected with disease shall with all possible speed report the same to the Officer in charge of the nearest Police Station, and no carcase shall be removed or buried without an order from an Inspector of live-stock.
8. The building licensed for the keeping of milch cows and goats shall not be used for any other purpose except the storage of fodder, but such fodder shall not interfere with the amount of cubic provided in clause 2 of these conditions.
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9. On conviction before a Magistrate for any infraction of the above conditions the offender shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $10 or any term of imprisonment not exceeding fourteen days, and the Magistrate may at his discretion order the forfeiture of the licence.
10. This licence is an annual one, expiring on the 31st of December of the year in which it is issued, and it will not be renewed unless the conditions hereon endorsed have been strictly complied with.
February 7th, 1888.
WM. EDWARD CROW, Honorary Secretary to Sanitary Board.
· GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 59.
Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Thursday, the 16th February, for the construction of a buttress wall on the North side of Lock Hospital.
For form of tender apply at this Office.
For specification and further particulars apply at the Surveyor General's Office.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th February, 1888.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
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